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Pushing a bike up hill is OK for relatively short hills but gets old fast if the climb goes on for many miles as in the Rockies or Appalachians. Be sure you have a very low low gear and lighten that load a lot. You have so much there that isn't needed.

Pushing a bike up hill is OK for relatively short hills but gets old fast if the climb goes on for many miles as in the Rockies or Appalachians. Be sure you have a very low low gear and lighten that load a lot. You have so much there that isn't needed.

Guys, I know. That's my problem. I want to have with me everything that can be useful.

But on the other hand, my goal is not to reach any point, having traveled all the way as quickly as possible, but to see what I did not see before, having flown around the country on a motorcycle or a car.

My regular bike (Mongoose) has three gears in front and 8 in the back. But maybe I'll move to Cannondale, which has 4 gears in front and 9 on the rear wheel.

It looks like an active ambitious tour. I like the idea of it. I would not haul all that equipment, myself, and to each his own. Generally, there is not much risk except for traffic. Even the most blood thirsty serial killers leave long distance cyclists alone. There are people who would steal the pennies off a dead man's eyes, so that is something to think about. Keep an eye on things.I have cycled about 35,000--40,000 miles through 19 countries, stealth about 80% of the nights. I did not have any problems from animals or people during all that time. I have had a hard time many times locating a nice place to camp for the night.